A Series of Drabbles: Introduction

First the introduction and the rules:

A drabble is a short story, otherwise known as flash fiction.

• Entries between 100 - 500 words, none above, none under. 
• The Word of The Day must be incorporated either ver batim or metaphorically. 
• Post everyday for the duration of December.
• No cheating with word count or word selection. 

As for characters I'm going to take the liberty of using my own characters that I've designed in my two NaNoWriMo novels. 

From Seeking a Greater Perhaps: 

Alex Nygaard - Professional Tennis player. 

Aiden Hall - Her coach as well as eventually her boyfriend. 

From The Blue Door: 

Beth Tucker (formerly Joyce) - Journalist, later on a novelist, married to:

Adam Tucker - Professional soldier, works for the army, a professional sniper. Has served in Iraq.

I plan to switch between characters randomly, whichever character that fits the best to the WOTD.